[Liz]

......San Francisco Chronicle reported that Davis has asked for $1 million each from the California Teachers Association, the Council of Carpenters and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Outrageous. And he does this with no compunction whatsoever.....
Corruption so endemic, the citizenry expect it as a matter of course.

[Grampa Dave]

Apparently his leaning on the teachers's union is causing a real split. A half way decent guy/teacher bought one of my older fly rods and a couple of reels. He came over to pay for it last week, and he was livid about the demands that Davis has made on the teachers. Apparently Davis has stiffed them on several promises. This guy and his wife who works for one of the schools will probably vote for Simon. They are really torked out about Davis.

Up to now, he backed Davis even more than he backed Clintoon. I asked how many of his peers felt like he did. He said a large % are even more vocal than he is. He said that if his union paid this extortion demand to Davis, he would file a form asking for his share of the money back.